BA American Studies and Ethnicity (Asian American Studies) at University of Southern California

A multidisciplinary programme on the historical, cultural, social and political experience of Asian Pacific Americans, with emphasis on Asian American communities in California and the West and on global effects on those communities. It trains students in comparative, interdisciplinary analysis of ethnicity and culture.

Faculty: USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences  |  Department: American Studies and Ethnicity  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Location: Los Angeles, CA, United States

What you will study

Ten courses are required: core courses AMST 200gm, AMST 350 and one senior course (AMST 492, 493 or 498); one course each from the History, Literature and Culture, and Social and Political Issues lists; and upper-division electives totalling 16 units at the 300 level or above.

Career pathways

Suited to students preparing to work with diverse communities in the United States and abroad in education, human services, business, journalism and public administration.

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